Year of the Dog (2007)

On Memorial Day, I watched Year of the Dog (2007), and Netflix says:

Molly Shannon stars in this quirky, canine-themed comedy written and directed by actor Mike White (School of Rock), with supporting performances from Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King, John C. Reilly and Laura Dern. The film centers on an upbeat secretary (Shannon) whose life takes a temporary nosedive when her beloved dog, Pencil, suddenly dies. But in an unexpected trick, her pet's tragedy opens her up to transformation.

This was a comedy? Seriously? Quirky? Are you sure? Da Man questioned why I wanted to see a movie about someone's dog dying, but I thought that would be the only sad bit, and then comedy would ensue. But not so much. And this transformation that happens to her? I get that she was transformed into an animal rights activist. But is that because of Pencil's death? Or because she had a crush on the animal activist? This movie just ended up being way sadder than I expected. I gave it two stars that day, but I think I would give it one (or less) now.